tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43755415262894472762014-10-04T19:35:05.793-07:00Dan's Land Of Make BelieveThe purpose of this blog is to expose Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato’s flip-flops, distortions and overall sketchy record. Over the next couple of months, I will be dropping in periodically to shed much needed light on Dan’s Land of Make-Believe, let’s hope someone is out there paying attention. If you have your own tales from Dan's Land of Make Believe please come back and share.Dan's Land Of Make Believehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10052169768385995041noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375541526289447276.post-54088064764308778622010-03-11T20:09:00.000-08:002010-03-16T05:53:47.284-07:00It’s Not Easy Being Green in the Land of Make Believe<p class="MsoNormal"><font style="" size="3" face="Arial"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQ5ujafF2h0" target="_blank"><font color="#000000"><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UQ5ujafF2h0&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UQ5ujafF2h0&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object></font></a> </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font style="" size="3" face="Arial"> </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font style="" size="3" face="Arial">Since his announcement for Governor, Allegheny County Dan Onorato has often touted his record of transforming Allegheny County into “<a href="http://www.foxbusiness.com/search-results/m/26568684/pittsburgh-model-for-the-new-green-economy.htm"><i><u>a leader in green technology, environmental stewardship and sustainable development</u></i></a></font><font style="" size="3" face="Arial">,” on the campaign trail. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font style="" size="3" face="Arial"> </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font style="" size="3" face="Arial"> </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font style="" size="3" face="Arial">The facts: Dan Onorato has a dismal record on the environment as evidenced by the Pittsburgh metropolitan area’s <a href="http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09119/966224-455.stm"><u>2<sup>nd</sup> worst in the country air quality ranking</u></a>, according to the American Lung Association. Recently, Pittsburgh area environmentalists sharply rebuked Allegheny County’s air quality plan as “<a href="http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10064/1040421-113.stm"><i><u>too little, too late</u></i></a></font><font style="" size="3" face="Arial">”, declaring that the plan, “<i><a href="http://www.pennfuture.org/userfiles10/ClairtonSIPCommentsExecutiveSummary.pdf"><u>fails to provide the basic protections of the [federal] Clean Air Act</u></a>.” </i></font><font style="" size="3" face="Arial">I find it laughable that he mentions “stopping urban sprawl”, in the embedded video above, while reputable publications such as Business Week noted that Pittsburgh was <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/hotproperty/archives/2006/05/causes_of_spraw.html"><u>the most sprawling region in the US</u></a> in 2006, Dan Onorato’s 3<sup>rd</sup> year as Allegheny County Executive. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font style="" size="3" face="Arial"> </font></p><font style="" size="3" face="Arial">The most egregious example of his two-faced record on the environment is his overnight flip-flop on taxing natural gas drilling in Marcellus Shale. Once again, Dan Onorato has experienced a sudden change of heart on another major issue in this race. As recent as January 11<sup>th</sup>, he expressed <a href="http://wduqnews.blogspot.com/2010/01/candidates-stumping-at-farm-show.html"><u>opposition to a tax on natural gas drilling</u></a>. Strangely enough if you take a look at the bottom of page four in his position paper: “<a href="http://www.voteonorato.com/system/storage/59/284/Sustainability.pdf"><u>The Onorato Plan for Sustainability</u></a>” it states that, “<i>Onorato supports an impact tax on the natural gas that companies extract, which will bring Pennsylvania in line with other gas-producing states.” </i></font><font style="" size="3" face="Arial"><font> </font></font> <p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font style="" size="3" face="Arial"> </font></p><font style="" size="3" face="Arial">More failures, fabrications and flip-flops, I <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpiIWMWWVco"><u>guess it’s not easy being green</u></a> in the land of make believe. </font> <p class="MsoNormal"><font style="" size="3" face="Arial"> </font></p> Dan's Land Of Make Believehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10052169768385995041noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375541526289447276.post-85158255962654176572010-03-11T19:56:00.000-08:002010-03-11T20:08:51.225-08:00The Truth Is Out There.....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QyQcNz5MPOg/S5m9dmLvGWI/AAAAAAAAAA0/jNIcI_qWa9s/s1600-h/The+Truth+is+Out+There.bmp"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QyQcNz5MPOg/S5m9dmLvGWI/AAAAAAAAAA0/jNIcI_qWa9s/s320/The+Truth+is+Out+There.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447593540444952930" border="0" /></a><br /><br />To all those who want to know my identity,<br /><br />I am a tax-paying citizen, married with children. I cannot and will not divulge my identity due to the harm it would inflict on my family and myself. I am well aware of what happened to <a href="http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/cityregion/s_639388.html">PittGirl</a>. My anonymity does not discredit the validity or the accuracy of the postings on this blog. It is my hope that readers take what I write with a grain of salt and fact check on their own. I am certain you will come to same conclusions I have.<br /><br />In the mean time, I would like to acknowledge some folks who were nice enough to spread the good word about this blog. Thanks to <a href="http://2politicaljunkies.blogspot.com/2010/03/dans-land-of-make-believe.html">2 Political Junkies</a>, <a href="http://lehighvalleyramblings.blogspot.com/2010/03/dan-onoratos-land-of-make-believe.html">Lehigh Valley Ramblings</a>, <a href="http://grassrootspa.com/2010/03/02/envoking-mr-rogers-dans-land-of-make-believe-slams-onorato/">Grassroots PA</a>, <a href="http://www.blogger.com/%20http://www.pa2010.com/2010/03/leftovers-more-pa-12-hopefuls-blog-targets-onorato-q-poll-numbers/">PA 2010</a>, <a href="http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/opinion/s_670287.html">Whispers</a> and <a href="http://www.blogger.com/%20http://blogs.mcall.com/capitol_ideas/2010/03/new-internet-web-site-that-dan-onorato-is-guaranteed-not-to-like.html">Capitol Ideas</a>, for proving someone out there is paying attention.Dan's Land Of Make Believehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10052169768385995041noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375541526289447276.post-91811643923808007322010-03-01T18:23:00.000-08:002010-03-01T19:47:49.694-08:00Top 10 Reasons Why Dan Onorato Should Be The Next Governor<span style="font-weight:bold;">13.</span> He knows the <a href="http://www.pa2010.com/2010/01/onorato-says-his-money-edge-yields-the-best-campaigners/">most important</a> thing in this race is how your money gets spent<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">12.</span> He figured out if you kick the can down the road on <a href="http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09120/966685-455.stm">property reassessments</a> you just might become governor someday<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">11.</span> He thinks Robert Bork would have made a <a href="http://www.post-gazette.com/election/20031019onorato1019p4.asp">great Supreme Court Justice</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">10.</span> He is <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vux2B3Ntq0c">pro-choice, pro-life, pro gun and pro gun control</a> <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">9.</span> Ed Rendell <a href="http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/money/18743930/detail.html">cannot say enough</a> about the transit improvements he has made <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">8.</span> He is <a href="http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/pittsburgh/s_663691.html">committed to diversity</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">7.</span> He has an impeccable record on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pu_W0VGATjY">women's issues</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">6.</span> He knows that <a href="http://grassrootspa.com/2009/10/10/onorato-the-drink-tax-is-nothing/">"The drink tax is nothing"</a> <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">5.</span> He <a href="http://blogs.mcall.com/capitol_ideas/2010/02/morganelli-onorato-in-fundraising-contretemps.html">always delivers</a> for the candidates he supports <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">4.</span> He only <a href="http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/cityregion/s_625239.html">supports candidates of the highest integrity</a>, that's why he gave Mayor Luke Ravenstahl $150k<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">3.</span> He is <a href="http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/video/18928920/index.html ">fiscally responsible</a> in the tough economic times<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">2.</span> He is <a href="http://www.heraldstandard.com/news_detail/article/1737/2010/february/07/onorato-takes-lead-in-fundraising.html">swimming in cash</a> <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1.</span> The O'Jay's were kind enough to write his <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nujQHu_j3Sw">campaign song</a>Dan's Land Of Make Believehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10052169768385995041noreply@blogger.com3